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16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Peeling Back the Global Brand

higher quality products Global status—the idea that transnational brands confer an elite status on the buyer Country-of-origin quality—the idea that "a food chain" of production means that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail

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Mike Liu | MBA

a predictive model, which I thought was cool because it was, well, a predictive model. I was given the chance to turn that model into a usable tool, and through that opportunity I learned that making a real-world impact felt even cooler. Professional goals: To get to a... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Powered by the HBS Fund

New Video Series Showcases Faculty Research HBS rolled out a video series that captures the intellectual passion and rigor of four members of the School’s faculty in pursuit of new ideas and insights. The series consists of four... View Details

20 Oct 2016
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Uncharted Territory

(Uncharted Play) (Uncharted Play) Jessica Matthews’s (MBA 2014) startup Uncharted Play made headlines when it debuted Soccket, a soccer ball that captures kinetic energy to power a lamp. The simple idea could change life in poor, rural... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Push the system to see where it breaks

Anthony Priest (MBA 1996), program specialist at Washington, DC Public Schools, talks about his move from teaching to working to improve the school system. “The idea is to understand the education system,” he says, “and the first thing... View Details

23 Apr 2007
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Are Great Teams Less Productive?

their desires to help make their organizations more effective and responsive. I met many individuals with great ideas and insights working in large organizations that seemed to be enacting policies or producing products that didn't... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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Impact Investing Interest Group | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

This group focuses on facilitating connections and sharing ideas amongst alumni interested in impact investing through regular webinars, live gatherings, and a LinkedIn group . Find Fellow Alumni Find other impact investing alumni with... View Details

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Arielle Rothman | MBA

Arielle Rothman Biomedical Engineering Quincy 2021 Cohort 2 I am really excited to learn about translating technologies from ideas and prototypes to businesses and commercial products. I am looking forward to learning from HBS faculty,... View Details

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Tom Doyle

Financial theory suggests that debt creates value. So, I want to spend my life accumulating more debt... ...debt to friends and classmates for extending their talent to transform a slum into a thriving community ...debt to academic colleagues for shaping my View Details

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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Business School with an interest in explo... FOCUS Foods Wins Social Enterprise Grand Prize 2015 Julia Kurnik Barakat Bundle Wins Social Enterprise Runner-Up 2015 Karima Ladhani HSPH 2015 HBS NVC: One Simple Idea Can Change Everything... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Detection devices that outsmart the criminally minded

it’s usually cash. Harris received his engineering degree at Purdue University, where he joined a campus group of black engineers who supported one another. In his senior year, Harris took the idea nationwide by cofounding the National... View Details

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Sid Shenai

"Here, I can push ideas and convince others to act on them," Sid says. "I've gained the confidence to be in front of accomplished peers and earn their respect." Sid has assumed numerous leadership roles through a... View Details

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Alex Roth

offer breakthroughs, but business is the best way to distribute them to millions of consumers. We see a lot of good ideas fail because they weren't executed successfully — we need leadership that understands how to bring value to the... View Details

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Judging | New Venture Competition

Judging Social Enterprise Track Social Enterprise ideas are evaluated on their potential to become the basis of a viable new venture and will focus on the idea, its potential for social value creation, and the likelihood of achieving... View Details

01 Sep 2012
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Changes for MBA Applicants

fine-tune and improve the application process, and this is an experiment to that end. We believe it will not only help candidates feel they are better understood by us but also help them gain a clearer idea of what the School is all about... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

27 Dec 2015
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The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview (25,829) While humblebragging runs rampant on Twitter, it's a lousy self-promotion tactic that usually backfires according to recent research by Ovul Sezer, Francesca Gino, and Michael Norton. How to Predict if a New Business... View Details

5:30 PM – 9 PM +08, 09 Jan 2015
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A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Shanghai

Friday, January 9, 2015 Schedule of Events 5:00 PM Registration Opens 5:30 - 6:15 PM HBS Today Experience HBS with an HBS Faculty member and a student perspective. 7:00 - 8:00 PM A Vision for the 21st Century Experience the impact of HBS in the world through the... View Details

5:30 PM – 9 PM JST, 07 Jan 2015
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A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Tokyo

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Schedule of Events 5:00 PM Registration Opens 5:30 - 6:15 PM HBS Today Experience HBS with an HBS Faculty member and a student perspective. 7:00 - 8:00 PM A Vision for the 21st Century Experience the impact of HBS in the world through... View Details

4:30 PM – 9 PM EST, 11 Dec 2014
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A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Atlanta

Thursday, December 11, 2014 Schedule of Events 4:30 PM Registration Opens 5:00 - 6:00 PM HBS Today Experience HBS with Professor William A. Sahlman (MBA 1975) and a student perspective. 6:30 - 7:30 PM A Vision for the 21st Century Experience the impact of HBS in the... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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MBAs Reveal Their Hopes and Dreams

’02). He came up with the idea for the Portrait Project 10 years ago and has returned each year since to photograph the newest group of essay writers. View this year’s Portrait Project. View Details

Keywords: photography; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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